Model Aircraft Extra - Building the Harrier

Published: September 10, 2020
Company: Model Aircraft Magazine

Model Aircraft Magazine now has a new series on “Building the…” a specific aircraft. The 5^th installment of this series covers the Hawker Siddeley Harrier (previous installments cover the Fw-190, Bf-109, P-51, F-4 Phantom).

In particular in this issue you have articles covering

• First Generation - Harrier Duo - 1:48 Monogram AV-8As
• Artic Harrier - 1:48… more

Gloster Gladiator Top Drawings 94

Published: January 26, 2022
Company: Kagero Publishing

The Top Drawings series specializes in line drawings of a given subject in each booklet. The 94^th installment in this series is devoted to the Gloster Gladiator or J8 as was known in Swedish service.

This booklet has line drawings (front, back, left, right, top, bottom, plus fuselage contours) for the Gloster Gladiator Mk I, MkII, Sea Gladiator, Mk II Meteo, Mk I Trop, J-8,… more

3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37

Published: September 3, 2020
Book Author(s): Alan Ranger
Company: Mushroom Model Publications - MMP Books

The “Camera On” series focuses on ‘lived in’ images of a specific subject. The subject in this case is 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37, but the real value of this book is the images of its crew, their uniforms -sometimes even in civilian clothes-, the locations where the pictures were taken, the equipment -and litter!- around the gun emplacement.

The book is divided in the following sections… more

PZL TS-11 Iskra R Novax

Published: August 21, 2020
Book Author(s): Artur Juszczak, Dariusz Karnas
Company: Mushroom Model Publications - MMP Books

The Single Series of Mushroom Model Publications focus on a specific airframe, sometimes even down to a specific mod or variant of an airframe, as in this case.

The booklet includes line drawings of the PZL TS-11 in both 72^nd and 48^th scale, some drawings (probably from some technical manual) with details on the wings and airbrakes, plus a nice walkaround -in… more

Medium Tank M3 Lee / M3 Grant

Published: August 16, 2020
Book Author(s): Slawomir Zajaczkski
Company: Kagero Publishing

The Topdrawings series specializes in line-drawings of a given subject in each booklet. The 92^nd installment in this series is devoted to the Medium Tank M3 Lee/M3 Grant as known in UK service.

This booklet has 4-View for the M3A1 early, mid and late production, M3A2 with welded hull, M3A2 with GM 6046 engine (modified rear part), M3A3 with welded hull, M3A3 late production… more

Bf 109F-4 with German Ground Personnel

Published: January 4, 2021
Company: ICM

ICM Holdings has re-issued their 1/48 Bf 109F that has been around since the mid 2000s. After these years (review is written in 2020) the molds are showing their age a tiny bit. There is some minor flash in some parts, but nothing that a few minutes with a blade and a sanding stick cannot correct.

The airplane itself comes in 3 grey sprues plus a clear sprue and it includes a full… more

Tru-Color Paints for Eduard P-400

Published: June 14, 2020
Company: Tru-Color Paint

I have heard of Tru-Color Paints probably 18 month ago by now and since then I had the chance to review a few different colors and coats from them. They have an extensive line of railroad and car paints and they are continuously expanding their military line (aircraft, naval, armor).

This time, thanks to the kind support of Tru Paint to IPMS/USA I was able to use them for the review of… more

P-400 Look

Published: June 13, 2020
Company: Eduard

Eduard Models has expanded its Look line by releasing a set to enhance their own P-400 model.

This set of the Look line includes a pre-painted resin instrument panel and prepainted photoetch seatbelts, plus prepainted photoetch levers and such.

The instrument panel is provided in two resin parts and they are meant to be drop-in replacements for the original parts. They fit… more

P-400 Profipack

Published: June 12, 2020
Company: Eduard

Eduard Models has re-released their P-400 (actually P-39/P-400 family if you consider all the parts in the sprues) this time in the Profipack boxing, which includes several finishing options, photo-etch upgrades and pre-cut masks.

I’ve believe this model dates to the year 2000. Despite being 20-yr old at time of writing this review, the molds hold really well. There is no flash… more

Mission Models Paint - Color Change

Published: May 23, 2020
Company: Mission Models

Several of my modeling friends have been using Mission Model Paints and telling really good things about them. When I had the chance to review some of them I jump on that opportunity.

Before I go into the particular details of these color change colors, I wanted to mention a few things about the Mission Models Paints:

The very first thing you notice is the volume you get in… more